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Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, left, and Michael Rhodes, acting director of administration and management of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, give honors during the playing of the national anthem before they presented recipients with the department's David O. Cooke Excellence in Public Administration Award and the Distinguished Civilian Service Award at the Pentagon, Oct. 21, 2008.

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Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, left, and Michael Rhodes, acting director of administration and management of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, give honors during the playing of the national anthem before they presented recipients with the department's David O. Cooke Excellence in Public Administration Award and the Distinguished Civilian Service Award at the Pentagon, Oct. 21, 2008.

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